Delay in funding

Published in DAWN on March 21, 2022 THE delay in the conclusion of the ongoing seventh review of the $6bn IMF funding programme for Pakistan may be niggling, but was expected. Many had expressed their doubts about the timely release of the new tranche of nearly $1bn even before the talks began on March 4. The reasons […]

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Role of women in Pakistan’s development

By Shahid Javed Burki Published in The Express Tribune on March 14,  2022 Pakistan spent March 8, 2022 observing women’s day as was done by most countries around the globe. It is only four years ago, when some Pakistani women took to the streets to demand better treatment in their homes, in educational institutions, and at the[…]

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War has brought the world to the brink of a food crisis

By Julia Horowitz Published in cnn.com on March 12, 2022 London (CNN Business) Svein Tore Holsether says the world is careening toward a food crisis that could affect millions of people. Record high natural gas prices have forced the company he runs, fertilizer producer Yara International, to curtail its production of ammonia and urea in Europe to[…]